Safety Pins's Blog – May 2016 Archive (3)

Fundudzi is a Johannesburg fashion label created by designer Craig Jacobs. Drawing inspiration from the sacred lake of the Venda tribe, found in South Africa, Jacobs takes a naturalistic approach, color palette wise, by using colors reflected in the local landscape and wildlife. The mystical aura and traditional fabrics of their culture flavor the aesthetic of Fundudzi’s AW16 collection, as well as the scenic backdrop of the lookbook. See the AW16 collection,…

Natty Kongo is a French-Congolese fashion designer and musician who draws much of his design inspiration from rock-n-roll culture, abstract neo-expressionist artist like Basquiat, and African iconography and symbols. “During a trip to Kinshasa, an ancestral vision was revealed to me by elder Mangongele, which inspired the creation of an artistic concept and clothing line, as a tribute to our African heritage,” Kongo told us. Check out Natty Kongo’s most recent collection,…

Check out Johannesburg-based fashion label Nao Serati’s gorgeous lookbook for their Autumn/Fall 2016 collection. The lookbook was shot by photographer Aart Verrips and styled by Rich Mnisi. The label was founded by designer Neo Serati Mofammerein, a graduate of South Africa’s Fashion Design School & Retail Education Institute. Neo Serati specializes in unisex garments that play in the margins of sexuality and gender, as well as South African heritage. The…